Abdul Khaliq Qureshi
Abbottabad
The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) has issued an alert about heavy rains and snowfall in different parts of the province from Sunday till forthcoming Monday, an official source told media men on Saturday. A letter in this connection has been sent by PDMA to all the Deputy Commissioners of the province to take precautionary measures to avert any human and material loss.
Tourists have also been advised to avoid visiting mountainous series during this period. People have been asked to contact PDMA on its helpline 1700 in case of any emergency. The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Friday prepared the winter contingency plan 2020-21 as the province faces a range of natural hazards in the winter season.
The natural hazards mentioned in the plan included winter hazards of extreme low temperature, fog, smog, snowfall, rainfall, landslides flashfloods, seismic activity along the mountainous north and west.
